Chapter 351: Qin Chuan’s Reputation, Qin Zi’s Poem
"Isn’t this...a bit too fast?"
Qin Zi’s old face blushed slightly, speaking against his true feelings.
He then added, "Of course, I have no problem. I’m just afraid she might not be willing."
Qin Chuan looked at Shui Qingrou and gently asked, "Qingrou, are you willing to marry Xiao Zi?"
"I...I..."
Shui Qingrou blushed, lowered her head shyly, and said in a small voice, "This should be decided by my brother."
Qin Chuan and Qin Zi both looked at Shui Qinghan.
Shui Qinghan’s eyes dodged a bit as he awkwardly coughed and said, "Ahem, I think they’re still young, so..."
Buzz!
In the next instant, he felt a chill down his spine, as if a sharp gaze was piercing his body!
His face stiffened, and he glanced at his sister from the corner of his eye.
Then he was shocked to find that his always gentle sister was glaring at him with a terrifying look, like a fierce tigress.
Her eyes seemed to say—Brother, if you ruin my marriage, I’ll make you drink medicine!
Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he righteously said, "Since they’re still young, we should hurry up with the wedding and not delay."
"Alright, it’s settled then."
Qin Chuan laughed and said, "In that case, let’s make it today. After the ceremony, they can go to the bridal chamber."
"It’s so urgent?"
None of them were fools. At this moment, they began to understand that things weren’t as simple as they seemed.
They were likely preparing for a crisis.
Pessimistically, it might be that the situation was beyond reversal, and Qin Chuan wanted Shui Qingrou to leave without regret...
Soon, Qin Chuan took them out of the ice cave and returned to their secluded place.
"First bow to heaven and earth, then to the parents, then husband and wife bow to each other, and finally enter the bridal chamber!"
Under the witness of Qin Chuan and Shui Qinghan, Qin Zi and Shui Qingrou hurriedly completed their wedding.
After the wedding, it was still hastily done.
That night, amidst the mountains of Wushan, violent storms raged.
The spring river surged, meeting the sea; the bright moon rose with the tides!
Amidst countless twists and turns, the path was uncertain; flowers and stones suddenly blurred into darkness.
Bears roared, dragons cried among rocky springs, terrifying foreboding reached the peaks!
Clouds gathered darkly, rain brewed, waters misted, fissures thundered, hills and mountains collapsed; the cavern’s stone gate, loudly opened!
The vast sky, bottomless, the sun and moon illuminate the golden and silver terraces!
Tigers play lutes, phoenixes circle the chariots, immortal beings lined up like trees...
In short, it was very intense.
Afterwards.
"Senior brother, I...I’m a bit tired..."
Shui Qingrou showed signs of exhaustion and slowly closed her eyes.
But in the next moment, her eyes opened again, emitting a sharp light.
"I am finally out, you can’t suppress me!"
She said coldly.
But the next moment, memories of last night flooded into her consciousness.
"This..."
Her face suddenly turned pale, looking down, only to find herself unscathed while the bed was in disarray.
"You, what did you do to me?!"
She looked at Qin Zi frantically, her eyes red as if she wanted to tear him apart.
"Why are you appearing again!"
Qin Zi’s face slightly changed, then coldly said, "What can I do to you? Do you really think I’m interested in you? Do I need to report to an outsider about what I do with my new bride?"
"What we should do..."
The woman trembled as if hit by a fatal blow, then clutched her chest and roared, "Shameless!!"
"This is my wife. What I do with her is consensual between us—what gives you the right to judge? Instead, you should get out of my wife’s body immediately!" Qin Zi said forcefully.
"I’ll kill you!!"
The woman couldn’t hold back anymore, opening her arms like a ghost, reaching for Qin Zi.
"Stay!"
Qin Zi calmly took out the Binding Talisman given by his father and slapped it on the irrational woman.
"Get out quickly, or I’ll have to do more of what a husband should do. Last night wasn’t enough."
Qin Zi threatened.
The woman didn’t speak.
"Hmm? Not speaking?"
Qin Zi frowned and said, "Looks like you’re refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit. Don’t blame me for being rude."
Thus.
He began reciting poetry again:
Souls stirred and spirits moved, startled awake to long sighs!
In dreams, once felt the celestial seat, now lost the ethereal haze.
Worldly pleasures flow east, as the ancients said, everything to let slip away...
The woman’s consciousness was clear, but her body couldn’t move at all, nor could she speak, so she could only watch Qin Zi defile her.
After a long time, Qin Zi stopped.
"Hmm? Can’t she speak?"
He belatedly realized an issue, feeling a bit guilty but keeping a calm face as if nothing happened.
He casually got dressed, then dressed the woman properly, reverting to a gentlemanly demeanor.
Whoosh!
He tore off the Binding Talisman and said, "I know until you experience it yourself, you won’t give up, so you can come out now, right?"
"I want to kill you!!!"
Her eyes turned red, completely losing her mind, akin to a shrew, wanting to fight Qin Zi to the death.
"Boom!"
A terrifying pressure surged in from outside the door, instantly pinning her in place, unable to move.
Qin Chuan slowly came in, his face calm, and said lightly:
"Leave this body, and I can let you go. Otherwise, you’ll be trapped inside forever."
The woman’s face showed a struggle.
After a long time, she seemed to resolve to cut her losses, gritting her teeth and saying, "Will you really let me go?"
"Of course."
Qin Chuan calmly said, "My reputation as Qin Chuan in this era is renowned, even my enemies don’t question it."
He spoke with righteousness.
As if he was genuinely a man recognized for his words as law.
The woman stared into Qin Chuan’s eyes, seemingly trying to find a flaw.
But Qin Chuan’s face was like an impenetrable fortress, flawless.
Eventually, she believed him!
"Alright, I’ll admit defeat this time, but this isn’t the end!"
The woman said coldly, and then Shui Qingrou’s body emitted a golden light, as an illusory Primordial Spirit detached from it.
"Swoosh!"
She transformed into a beam of golden light, flying towards the distance.
"Caught you!!"
Yet in the next instant, Qin Zi suddenly leaped up, holding something like a net in his hands, and swiftly enveloped that beam of golden light, catching it directly.
"You deceitful! I was blind to trust you, mistakenly thinking you upheld your words as law!"
The beam of golden light struggled inside the net, emitting an angry voice.
"Hehe, Dad, wasn’t that impressive?"
Qin Zi grinned, showing a pleased expression.
This net of his was a good find from scavenging in Dusk Ancient City, presumably used by ancient powerful beings to catch the Divine Fish.
He originally thought it was a useless treasure, but unexpectedly, it was incredibly effective on this occasion.
However, he didn’t receive the praise he imagined.
"Let her go."
Qin Chuan looked at his son and said calmly.
"What? Dad, just let her go like that?"
Qin Zi struggled to understand, based on his experience, letting a tiger return to the mountain was not his father’s style.
Wasn’t it always about cutting the weeds by the roots?
"We promised her, so we must fulfill it."
Qin Chuan said sternly, "In your eyes, do you see your father as someone who breaks his word?"
Qin Zi found himself taken by surprise. From his experience, letting a tiger return to the mountain was not usually his father’s style.
But, trusting his father’s words, he took a deep breath, opened the net, and said, "This time I’ll let you go, but this is not over!"
"Next time will be your end!"
The woman’s Primordial Spirit said coldly, then turned to Qin Chuan, bowed slightly, and said, "I appreciate your honesty."
Without another word, she transformed into a golden light and sped away into the distance.
In her heart, she knew that a man who values his word was someone worth respecting, even if he was the enemy.
And Qin Chuan was that kind of person!
She didn’t know that Qin Chuan, like any good father, was also always protecting his son. That "honesty," did not mean a thing.